Activity title:

Up to 115 characters look best (Unlimited characters)

Character limits:

Up to 12 characters in the Event Title fits best (Unlimited characters)

Up to 1,650 characters fit in the Event Description without a scrollbar. (Unlimited characters)

Recommended number of Events:

Up to 5 Events per Interval and 7 Intervals appear without a scrollbar (Unlimited Events)

Activity Title image best practice:

4:3 Aspect Ratio images work best for portrait images.

16:9 Aspect Ratio images work best for portrait images.

Minimum 133 width x 90 height pixels.

A 4:3 ratio mean that an image’s width is 4 units and a height of 3 units.

A 16:9 ratio means that an image’s width is 16 units and a height of 9 units.

A unit can be inches, lines, or pixels

There are several free image editors available to adjust the image aspect ratio.

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1. Select the appropriate interval for the given event dates.

2. If the Event Start Date includes month and/or day, then the Even5 End Date also requires a month and/or day to be entered.

3. Avoid long spaces between events.

4. If there are events passed the visible timeline, a scrollbar is available below the event list.

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5. To view additional content in an event,a scrollbar will appear for users to view additional content for an event.

Screen readers will also read out loud:

• Activity Title

• Activity Instructions

• Activity Keyboard Command List

• Event Title

• Event Date

• Event Text, Hyperlinks

• Event Image alternative text

1. Enter a title for your timeline
   (required).

2. To center the title, click the toggle On (optional).

3. Choose a custom background color and text color (optional).

4. Click the + icon to insert your local image file, SoftChalk Cloud image file or URL image file location in the heading (optional).

5. Add image alt text (required for an image).

6. Select an appropriate date Interval.

7. Click + to create an event.

8. Click on the event to add details.

9. Choose date period (BCE/CE or AD/BC).

10. Enter Start Date: year (required) and month/day (optional).

11. Enter End Date: year, month/day (optional).

12. Enter the Event Name.

13. Click inside the Event Description to add details (optional).

14. Click Back to return to the Timeline Activity editor and add another event.
15. Repeat Steps # 7-13 until all events have been created.
16. When finished, click OK.
The Timeline Activity placeholder will appear in the lesson.
17. Preview the lesson changes.